Archive for the ‘Sea Creatures and Other Animals’ Category
Indigo and Ciara
Tuesday, August 15th, 2017
Indigo and Ciara, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
These two adorable puppies are part of my recent foray into pet portraiture!
Indigo and Ciara are buddies, and so they got paired up on the same page. They’re each drawn to fit inside a 3″x3″ square, just like the chibis from earlier, only this time it’s cute doggos instead of people!
Courtney sent me several pictures of each of them, and then we chatted about what poses to put everyone in. She’s especially fond of Ciara’s cocked head, and Indigo’s cute little puppy grin.
They’re good dogs, Brent.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: all rights reserved, chibi, commission, copic marker, dog, nfs, pen and ink, pet portait, sold
Sunshower
Tuesday, August 8th, 2017
Sunshower, 12″x6″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
The sunshower below the clouds in this painting is so subtle that my scanner couldn’t pick up on it, and so you get an iPhone photo so you can understand the title!
I went away from crows and opted for a flock of sparrows flying through the blue sky, staying up above the small sprinkling of sunlit rain. The tree in this one has clearly had a hard life, but is soldiering on, waiting for proper warm spring sunshine and another chance to grow.
What’s your favorite weather?
Sunshower, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the tiny sparrows and the subtle glow of sunshine and rain under the clouds. Below, the painting is tucked into a frame, just waiting to light up your life.
Sunshower, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: bird, for sale, horizons, sparrow, tree, watercolor
Exploring
Saturday, August 5th, 2017
Exploring, 6″x6″ pen & ink and watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Through the fantastic foliage, the tiger stalks its prey. Or that’s what this adventurous tabby cat is imagining. Colored-ink lines give a cartoonish appearance that’s meant to evoke a Disneyish feel (though Disney is usually a bit more coy about cat butt).
If you’ve ever met a cat, you know this is a very common view, however, and soon enough it becomes commonplace. The real question isn’t about the end of the cat facing us, but where the other end is headed off to and what it will find it its explorations.
Exploring, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the lovely details of ink lines and watercolor shading on the foreground foliage. Below, the kitty is in a frame, to be viewed as though through a cat door as it heads out on its adventure.
Exploring, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cat, cats, caturday, nfs, pen and ink, sold, watercolor
Blue Moon 5
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
Blue Moon 5, 6″x6″ ink wash and watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Every painting in the Blue Moon series is vastly different, and in that much this one remains consistent with its predecessors.
Photos can’t do justice to the deep, rich teal and turquoise of the moon and sky here, the ink bringing a glowing clarity to the colors that just doesn’t come through on a monitor. Shining silver stars dot the sky around our big blue moon, and an osprey dives through the light on its way to get its unfortunate prey.
What are you saving for a blue moon?
Blue Moon 5, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the diving raptor close up, all the detail of beak and feather against the blue moon. Below, the painting is in a frame, resting up for its long journey home.
Blue Moon 5, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: blue moon, ink wash, metallic watercolor, moon, nfs, primatek, raptor, sold, watercolor
Good Evening
Wednesday, July 5th, 2017
Good Evening, 6″x4″ ink and watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
This painting has so much in it for being so small! The trees are loose columns sketched by the breeze and the season. The clouds range from bright pink to rich gold with every shade of orange in between. There’s even a colony of bats heading out for its nightly hunt of pesky insects or delicious nectar.
The red sun is barely a hint as it sinks that last tiny fragment down below the horizon, leaving us for the night where some of us belong.
When it comes to pollinators, are you more of a bat or a bee?
Both. Both is good.
Good Evening, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the tiny bats flying off into the golden-orange sunset. Below, this small painting is in its frame, waiting to bring some color to your wall, shelf, desk, or mantel.
Good Evening, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: horizons, nfs, pen and ink, sold, tree, watercolor
Three Gold Fish
Tuesday, July 4th, 2017
Three Gold Fish, 6″x4″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Three bright, shiny golden fish swim through a world of lovely purple water and swaying green seaweed. It makes me think of a fish tank, a little bit, or a pond somewhere with the sun filtering down and the plants growing upward.
Everything in this has a little sparkle to it, though the metallic fish are by far the brightest.
This small, strange watercolor would be perfect for a spot that’s too small for a fish tank, but in which you want to see a glimmer of gold and contemplate the peaceful life of a fish.
Three Gold Fish, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the shine of golden fish, sparkling water, and even the waving fronds have a little of it. Below, the fish are in their tank, er, frame, waiting for their forever home.
Three Gold Fish, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles
Tags: fish, goldfish, metallic watercolor, nfs, sold, watercolor
Five for Silver 2
Wednesday, June 7th, 2017
Five for Silver 2, 6″x6″ Primatek watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Part five of the eerily monochrome Counting Crows series, we’ve moved along in the rhyme to a whole roost of crows and a bit of silver.
Our ghostly figure this time has a distinctly skeletal appearance, and the crows are all arrayed above her in a perfect murder. The lightning-split tree reaches up through the mist toward what little light has filtered down on this foggy day.
It’s fascinating how fog can reduce the entire world to just you and things you can barely see, isn’t it?
Five for Silver 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the titular crows arrayed above the faded figure in all her eerie glory. Below, this painting roosts in a frame, waiting to fly to its new home.
Five for Silver 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: bloodstone, counting crows, nfs, primatek, sold, tree, watercolor
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